pstrongAn unwilling suitor. A mocking princess. A marriage they both abhor.strongppbrppDiplomacy and a demanding mother send Thorben of Hauke to a neighboring kingdom, there to present himself as candidate for marriage to their princess. Beautiful Leonie of Elisia is famous for insulting every suitor she receives, and Thorben banks on her dismissing him as well-which she does, with vicious aplomb.ppbrppThis time, though, her ridicule proves her father's breaking point. The King of Elisia vows that Leonie will marry a beggar, and Thorben departs inwardly applauding the punishment... until a terrible storm deposits him tattered and bedraggled at the castle's kitchen door. Before he can weasel out of his mishap-or even pull rank-the marriage is done.ppbrppBut what's legal in Elisia might not be in Hauke. Disguised as a beggar, Thorben leads Leonie home to secure an annulment.ppbrppIf he's lucky, he'll get it without revealing his true identity... and before losing his heart to his exquisi